Rhetorical Analysis How To Use A Paper Towel

Joe Smith

Joe Smith, who wrote “how to use a paper towel” on April 2012, is showing people how to use a paper towel right . He wants to save more paper towels by using one per day. Smith is presenting to the audience of TED talk, whom are wealthy and educated people. Smith uses facts and statistics in his speech to add more flavor to the speech and to make it more effective. Joe Smith writes “how to use a paper towel.” In this speech he uses facts and statistics well. Smith knows what he is talking about and shows it too. Smith develops this through the first paragraph, and that makes the rest of the speech more effective for the audience. Smith exclaims “ 13 billion used every year” ( Smith 1). The audience knows that Smith must have

He does this because he wants everyone in general to understand his point of view. The speech is towards the audience of TED talk, which are highly intelligent people, so for Joe Smith to use informal language to them is a different idea to do, but it is positive and makes the speech effective. Joe Smith says “ now there is a really fancy invention, it’s the one where you wave your hand and it kicks out” (Smith 12), This shows how Smith talks informally and is laid back when he talks and wants the audience to know how to use a paper towel. This builds up the speech even more and makes it easier to understand and

The author is using this type of writing because he wants the audience to think in general. To do that, he needs to talk generally and it is part of life drying one's hands, so Joe Smith does not need to be so formal. The type of writing Smith used shows how people on TED can be informal, and smart, also this persuades the audience because it is a good speech and makes sense to everyone, not just intelligent people. The writing style Smith uses is well